Akto Town

The name of Akto is from Kyrgyz language, meaning “White Mountain” () and named after the oasis located under a snowy mountain. ==Geography==

The town of Akto is located in the middle of the alluvial fan of the Kushan River () and its terrain is slowly inclined from the southwest to the northeast. The town is bordered by Pilal Township with the Baishikan Channel () to the north, by Yumai Township to the southeast and by Baren Township with the Qiereke Channel () to the west. Its maximum length is 11 kilometers west to east, the maximum length is 16 kilometers north to south, the total area is 136 square kilometers and the arable land area is 1,618.44 hectares. The town has an average elevation of 1,300 to 1,400 meters. It is a typical temperate continental arid climate with four distinct seasons, dry and less rain, with an average annual temperature of 11.2 °C and a frost-free period of 221 days. Farmland is distributed near urban areas. ==Administrative divisions==

The town has 5 communities and 9 villages under its jurisdiction, with their respective Chinese, Uyghur, and Kyrgyz names. ;5 communities: • Friendship Road (Youyilu) Community (, , ) • Happiness Road (Xingfulu) Community (, , ) • Kongur Road (Gonggerlu) Community (, , ) • Old City Street (Laochengjie) Community (, , ) • Unity Road (Tuanjielu) Community (, , ) ;9 administration villages: • Barin'eriq Village (, , ) • Cheqirterek Village (, , ) • Gumbez'eriq Village (, , ) • Noqutchi'eriq Village (, , ) • Orda'eriq Village (, , ) • Qaycha'eriq Village (, , ) • Yaghichaq Village (, , ) • Yanchimehelle Village (, , ) • Inchike'eriq Village (, , ) ==See also==